Health Education by Katie Fitzpatrick
This text provides a socio-cultural and critical approach to health education considering whether some forms of health education do more harm than good, overly distorting perceptions of good health. The book considers healthism in education, both at a political level, and with regard to school practice, exploring what kinds of health education are useful.Katie Fitzpatrick is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has published in the areas of multicultural education, research methodology and health and physical education, as well as previously being an experienced high school teacher and national policy developer.
Richard Tinning is Professor of Physical Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Professor of Pedagogy and Physical Education in the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. Richard was one of the early advocates of critical pedagogy within physical education and has written extensively on teacher education for HPE and the relationship between physical education and health education.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415815956 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415815959 |
| Title | Health Education |
| Author | Katie Fitzpatrick |
| Series | Routledge Research In Education Policy And Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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